Burger 37: Speakeasy Prohibition Burger

Speakeasy, located in the West End of Long Beach is a local bar and restaurant that is themed around the prohibition era.  The decor reminds you of an old speakeasy, with brick walls, and decorations that are relevant to that time in history.

This burger was very plain jane, and it was called the Prohibition Burger.  The only thing prohibited about it was the toppings.  The burger came as bare as you can imagine.  No cheese.  No bacon.  No onions.  Nothing. Bottom bun.  Burger.  Top bun.

The Beef:  The beef was underseasoned and tasted like ground beef, not really a burger patty.  It was very appealing to the eye, but did not do much in the way of appeal to my taste buds.  There was no "wow".  2 out of 4.

The Bun: The bun was a smaller than small potato roll.  It was toasted but in accordance with my other ratings, a simple potato roll is worth the simplest amount of points.  1 out of 4.

The Beef to Bun Ratio:  The BTBR on this burger was great, but that was because the bun was so small.  There was definitely beef for every bite of bun, but at the same time there were some bites that had no bun at all.  Where I come from, we call that a meat-wad, not a burger.  3 out of 4.

The Presentation: The burger was simply plated with fries, and a side of ketchup.  No lettuce, tomato, or anything came as even a garnish.  2 out of 4.

The Cheese: n/a

The Sear: This was a redeeming quality as there was a nice sear, however, as I stated before there was no seasonings to be tasted along with this beautiful sear.  2 out of 3.

Overall Taste:  Overall a burger named after prohibition must mean its a burger of stuff you cannot have.  You cannot have seasoning, you cannot have lettuce, you cannot have tomato, you cannot have cheese, you cannot have anything except the burger and the bun.  Everything else is prohibited.  3 out of 5.

BBSR: 13 / 24*

*No cheese rating